Salomon van Ruysdael

View of Beverwijk from the Wijkermeer

Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer
Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer
Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer
Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer
Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer

Salomon van Ruysdael
View of Beverwijk from the Wijkermeer

1661 On view in Room 16

Salomon van Ruysdael was the leading painter of Dutch water landscapes. In this fresh breezy picture, the emphasis is all on the clouds and the water. Beneath an impressive cloudy sky, some small boats sail into the distance with billowing sails. In this way, Van Ruysdael created a great sense of space on a small surface. He worked very efficiently and left the brown base bare in several places, making it part of the picture. The water is a good example of this.

Technical details
Salomon van Ruysdael Gezicht op Beverwijk vanaf het Wijkermeer

Salomon van Ruysdael
View of Beverwijk from the Wijkermeer

1661 On view in Room 16

Gift of Mr. M. de Clercq through the American Friends of the Mauritshuis, 2014
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Details

General information
Artist Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/1603 - 1670 Haarlem)
Title View of Beverwijk from the Wijkermeer
Dated 1661
Object name painting
Inventory number 1117
On view in Room 16
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material panel
Dimensions 41 x 35.5 cm

Provenance

Leo Nardus, Arnouville, 1917; J.L. Laverge, Rotterdam, 1919-1938; by inheritance to his widow, A. de Clercq-Laverge, Aerdenhout, later Johannesburg and Capetown, 1938-1985; by inheritance to her son, M. de Clercq; gift (partial and promised) of Mr M. de Clercq to the American Friends of the Mauritshuis, 1999; on long-term loan from the American Friends of the Mauritshuis, from 2000-2014; gift of Mr. M. de Clercq through the American Friends of the Mauritshuis, 2014